بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

bismi all¡hi alrra¦m¡ni alrra¦¢mi

In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.

إِلٰهِي كَم مِنْ عَدُوٍّ

il¡h¢ kam min `aduwwin

O my God, many an enemy

ٱنتَضَىٰ عَلَيَّ سَيْفَ عَدَاوَتِهِ

inta¤¡ `alayya sayfa `ad¡watih¢

unsheathed the sword of his hostility against me,

وَشَحَذَ لِي ظُبَّةَ مُدْيَتِهِ

wa sha¦adha l¢ ¨ubbata mudyatih¢

honed his dagger's edge against me,

وَارْهَفَ لِي شَبَا حَدِّهُ

wa arhafa l¢ shab¡ ¦addih¢

sharpened the heads of his weapons against me,

وَدَافَ لِي قَوَاتِلَ سُمُومِهِ

wa d¡fa l¢ qaw¡tila sum£mih¢

mixed for me his deadly poisons,

وَسَدَّدَ إِلَيَّ صَوَائِبَ سِهَامِهِ

wa saddada ilayya ¥aw¡'iba sih¡mih¢

leveled at me his hitting arrow,

وَلَمْ تَنَمْ عَنِّي عَيْنُ حِرَاسَتِهِ

wa lam tanam `ann¢ `aynu ¦ir¡satih¢

kept a sleepless eye on me,

وَاضْمَرَ انْ يَسُومَنِي ٱلْمَكْرُوهَ

wa a¤mara an yas£man¢ almakr£ha

and decided secretly to target harm to me

وَيُجَرِّعَنِي ذُعَافَ مَرَارَتِهِ

wa yujarri`an¢ dhu`¡fa mar¡ratih¢

and to make me taste the deadly poison of his bitterness.

نَظَرْتَ إِلَىٰ ضَعْفِي عَنِ ٱحْتِمَاِل ٱلْفَوَاِدحِ

na¨arta il¡ ¤a`f¢ `an i¦tim¡li alfaw¡di¦i

[Amid all that] You considered that I am too weak to bear hardships,

وَعَجْزِي عَنِ ٱلإِنتِصَارِ مِمَّن قَصَدَنِي بِمُحَارَبَتِهِ

wa `ajz¢ `an al-inti¥¡ri mimman qa¥adan¢ bimu¦¡rabatih¢

I am too short to have aid against him who aimed at attacking me,

وَوَحْدَتِي فِي كَثِيرٍ مِمَّنْ نَاوَانِي وَارْصَدَ لِي

wa wa¦dat¢ f¢ kath¢rin mimman n¡w¡n¢ wa ar¥ada l¢

and You perceived my loneliness to confront many of those who incurred my hostility and laid in wait for me,

فِيمَا لَمْ اعْمِلْ فِكْرِي فِي ٱلإِرْصَادِ لَهُم بِمِثْلِهِ

f¢m¡ lam u`mil fikr¢ f¢ al-ir¥¡di lahum bimithlih¢

while I have not been ready to give any thought to sitting in ambush and retaliating.

فَايَّدْتَنِي بِقُوَّتِكَ

fa ayyadtan¢ biquwwatika

So, You came to stand by me with Your might,

وَشَدَدْتَ ازْرِي بِنُصْرَتِكَ

wa shadadta azr¢ binu¥ratika

made me strong through Your support,

وَفَلَلْتَ لِي حَدَّهُ

wa falalta l¢ ¦addah£

notched his sharpness against me,

وَخَذَلْتَهُ بَعْدَ جَمْعِ عَدِيدِهِ وَحَشْدِهِ

wa khadhaltah£ ba`da jam`i `ad¢dih¢ wa ¦ashdih¢

disappointed him although he concentrated all his troops and crowds,

وَاعْلَيْتَ كَعْبِي عَلَيْهِ

wa a`layta ka`b¢ `alayhi

You gave me the upper hand over him,

وَوَجَّهْتَ مَا سَدَّدَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ مَكَائِدِهِ إِلَيْهِ

wa wajjahta m¡ saddada ilayya min mak¡'idih¢ ilayhi

directed toward him the same traps that he had laid for me,

وَرَدَدْتَهُ عَلَيْهِ

wa radadtah£ `alayhi

and caused him to be engaged with his own traps.

وَلَمْ يَشْفِ غَلِيلَهُ

wa lam yashfi ghal¢lah£

Thus, he could not quench his thirst,

وَلَمْ تَبْرُدْ حَزَازَاتُ غَيْظِهِ

wa lam tabrud ¦az¡z¡tu ghay¨ih¢

did not assuage the fury of his anger,

وَقَدْ عَضَّ عَلَيَّ انَامِلَهُ

wa qad `a¤¤a `alayya an¡milah£

bit his thumb [out of his malice toward me],

وَادْبَرَ مُوَلِّياً قَدْ اخْفَقَتْ سَرَايَاهُ

wa adbara muwalliyan qad akhfaqat sar¡y¡hu

and turned his back fleeing after his pennons had failed.

فَلَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ يَا رَبِّ

falaka al¦amdu y¡ rabbi

So, all praise be to You, O Lord;

مِنْ مُقْتَدِرٍ لاَ يُغْلَبُ

min muqtadirin l¡ yughlabu

You are invulnerably Omnipotent

وَذِي انَاةٍ لاَ يَعْجَلُ

wa dh¢ an¡tin l¡ ya`jalu

and prudently Forbearing.

صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

¥alli `al¡ mu¦ammadin wa ¡li mu¦ammadin

Bless Mu¦ammad and the Household of Mu¦ammad

وَٱجْعَلْنِي لِنَعْمَائِكَ مِنَ ٱلشَّاكِرِينَ

waj`aln¢ lina`m¡'ika mina alshsh¡kir¢na

and include me with those who are thankful for Your bounties

وَلآلاَئِكَ مِنَ ٱلذَّاكِرِينَ

wa li-¡l¡’ika mina aldhdh¡kir¢na

and those who permanently mention Your graces.

إِلٰهِي وَكَمْ مِنْ بَاغٍ

il¡h¢ wa kam min b¡ghin

O my God, many a tyrannical oppressor

بَغَانِي بِمَكَائِدِهِ

bagh¡n¢ bimak¡'idih¢

made me the target of his oppressive trickeries,

وَنَصَبَ لِي اشْرَاكَ مَصَائِدِهِ

wa na¥aba l¢ ashr¡ka ma¥¡'idih¢

set the traps of his hunting for me,

وَوَكَّلَ بِي تَفَقُّدَ رِعَايَتِهِ

wa wakkala b¢ tafaqquda ri`¡yatih¢

continuously spied on me,

وَاضْبَا إِلَيَّ إِضْبَاءَ ٱلسَّبْعِ لِطَرِيدَتِهِ

wa a¤ba'a ilayya i¤b¡'a alssabu`i li§ar¢datih¢

and waylaid me like a beast waylaying its prey

إنتِظَاراً لاِنْتِهَازِ فُرْصَتِهِ

inti¨¡ran lintih¡zi fur¥atih¢

in waiting for seizing the best opportunity [to catch me],

وَهُوَ يُظْهِرُ بَشَاشَةَ ٱلْمَلَقِ

wa huwa yu¨hiru bash¡shata almalaqi

While he was showing me happy mien flatteringly

وَيَبْسُطُ وَجْهاً غَيْرَ طَلِقٍ

wa yabsu§u wajhan ghayra §aliqin

and displaying an uncheerful face.

فَلَمَّا رَايْتَ دَغَلَ سَرِيرَتِهِ

falamm¡ ra'ayta daghala sar¢ratih¢

So, when You saw ill intention of his inner self

وَقُبْحَ مَا ٱنطَوَىٰ عَلَيْهِ لِشَرِيكِهِ فِي مِلَّتِهِ

wa qub¦a m¡ in§aw¡ `alayhi lishar¢kih¢ f¢ millatih¢

and the ugliness of his determination against his partner in religion,

وَاصْبَحَ مُجْلِباً لِي فِي بَغْيِهِ

wa a¥ba¦a mujliban l¢ f¢ baghyih¢

and he became resolute in tyranny against me,

ارْكَسْتَهُ لاِمِّ رَاسِهِ

arkastah£ li'ummi ra'sih¢

You threw him down headlong

وَاتَيْتَ بُنيَانَهُ مِنْ اسَاسِهِ

wa atayta buny¡nah£ min as¡sih¢

and demolished his structure from its foundation.

فَصَرَعْتَهُ فِي زُبْيَتِهِ

fa¥ara`tah£ f¢ zubyatih¢

So, You knocked him down while he was in loftiness,

وَرَدَّيْتَهُ فِي مَهْوَىٰ حُفْرَتِهِ

wa raddaytah£ f¢ mahw¡ ¦ufratih¢

made him fall in the bottomless depth of his hole,

وَجَعَلْتَ خَدَّهُ طَبَقاً لِتُرَابِ رِجْلِهِ

wa ja`alta khaddahu §abaqan litur¡bi rijlih¢

caused his face to be a cover of his foot’s dust,

وَشَغَلْتَهُ فِي بَدَنِهِ وَرِزْقِهِ

wa shaghaltah£ f¢ badanih¢ wa rizqih¢

caused him to be engaged with his body and his earnings,

وَرَمَيْتَهُ بِحَجَرِهِ

wa ramaytah£ bi¦ajarih¢

hurled him with his own stone,

وَخَنَقْتَهُ بِوَتَرِهِ

wa khanaqtah£ biwatarih¢

suffocated him with his own rope,

وَذَكَّيْتَهُ بِمَشَاقِصِهِ

wa dhakkaytah£ bimash¡qi¥ih¢

slaughtered him with his own arrowhead,

وَكَبَبْتَهُ لِمِنْخَرِهِ

wa kababtah£ limankhirih¢

overturned him to his nose,

وَرَدَدْتَ كَيْدَهُ فِي نَحْرِهِ

wa radadta kaydah£ f¢ na¦rih¢

turned his plot to his own neck,

وَرَبَقْتَهُ بِنَدَامَتِهِ

wa rabaqtah£ binad¡matih¢

lassoed him with his remorse,

وَفَسَاتَهُ بِحَسْرَتِهِ

wa fasa'tah£ bi¦asratih¢

and stretched him with is regret.

فَٱسْتَخْذَا وَتَضَاءَلَ بَعْدَ نَخْوَتِهِ

fastakhdha'a wa ta¤¡'ala ba`da nakhwatih¢

So, he became lowly and dwindled after his arrogance,

وَٱنقَمَعَ بَعْدَ ٱسْتِطَالَتِهِ

wanqama`a ba`da isti§¡latih¢

was crushed after his haughtiness;

ذَلِيلاً مَاسُوراً فِي رِبْقِ حِبَالَتِهِ

dhal¢lan ma's£ran f¢ ribqi ¦ib¡latih¢

humble and captured in the lasso of his trap

ٱلَّتِي كَانَ يُؤَمِّلُ انْ يَرَانِي فِيهَا يَوْمَ سَطْوَتِهِ

allat¢ k¡na yu'ammilu an yar¡n¢ f¢h¡ yawma sa§watih¢

in which he expected to see me in the days of his influence.

وَقَدْ كِدْتُ يَا رَبِّ لَوْلاَ رَحْمَتُكَ

wa qad kidtu y¡ rabbi lawl¡ ra¦matuka

In fact, O my Lord, I was—had it not been for Your mercy—

انْ يَحِلَّ بِي مَا حَلَّ بِسَاحَتِهِ

an ya¦ulla b¢ m¡ ¦alla bis¡¦atih¢

about to encounter the same as he had encountered.

فَلَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ يَا رَبِّ

falaka al¦amdu y¡ rabbi

So, all praise be to You, O Lord;

مِنْ مُقْتَدِرٍ لاَ يُغْلَبُ

min muqtadirin l¡ yughlabu

You are invulnerably Omnipotent

وَذِي انَاةٍ لاَ يَعْجَلُ

wa dh¢ an¡tin l¡ ya`jalu

and prudently Forbearing.

صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

¥alli `al¡ mu¦ammadin wa ¡li mu¦ammadin

Bless Mu¦ammad and the Household of Mu¦ammad

وَٱجْعَلْنِي لِنَعْمَائِكَ مِنَ ٱلشَّاكِرِينَ

waj`aln¢ lina`m¡'ika mina alshsh¡kir¢na

and include me with those who are thankful for Your bounties

وَلآِلاَئِكَ مِنَ ٱلذَّاكِرِينَ

wa li-¡l¡'ika mina aldhdh¡kir¢na

and those who permanently mention Your graces.

إِلٰهِي وَكَمْ مِنْ حَاسِدٍ شَرِقَ بِحَسْرَتِهِ

il¡h¢ wa kam min ¦¡sidin shariqa bi¦asratih¢

O my God, many an envier choked with his regret

وَعَدُوٍّ شَجِيَ بِغَيْظِهِ

wa `aduwwin shajiya bighay¨ih¢

and an enemy became grieved out of his fury,

وَسَلَقَنِي بِحَدِّ لِسَانِهِ

wa salaqan¢ bi¦addi lis¡nih¢

smit me with his sharp tongue,

وَوَخَزَنِي بِمُوقِ عَيْنِهِ

wa wakhazan¢ bim£qi `aynih¢

pricked me with the inner corner of his eye,

وَجَعَلَنِي غَرَضاً لِمَرَامِيهِ

wa ja`alan¢ ghara¤an limar¡m¢hi

made me the object of his intentions,

وَقَلَّدَنِي خِلاَلاً لَمْ تَزَلْ فِيهِ

wa qalladan¢ khil¡lan lam tazal f¢hi

and gird me with dispositions that are still his.

نَاديْتُكَ يَا رَبِّ مُسْتَجِيراً بِكَ

n¡daytuka y¡ rabbi mustaj¢ran bika

Therefore, I called upon You, O my Lord, seeking Your shelter,

وَاثِقاً بِسُرْعَةِ إِجَابَتِكَ

w¡thiqan bisur`ati ij¡batika

having full confidence in the immediateness of Your response,

مُتَوَكِّلاً عَلَىٰ مَا لَمْ ازَلْ اتَعَرَّفُهُ

mutawakkilan `al¡ m¡lam azal ata`arrafuh£

trusting in that which I am still receiving from You;

مِن حُسْنِ دِفَاعِكَ

min ¦usni dif¡`ika

namely, the excellence of Your defense of me,

عَالِماً انَّهُ لاَ يُضْطَهَدُ مَنْ اوَىٰ إِلَىٰ ظِلِّ كَنَفِكَ

`¡liman annah£ l¡ yu¤§ahadu man aw¡ il¡ ¨illi kanafika

having full knowledge that whoever harbors under the shade of Your protection will never be persecuted,

وَلَن تَقْرَعَ ٱلْحَوَادِثُ مَنْ لَجَا إِلَىٰ مَعْقِلِ ٱلاِنْتِصَارِ بِكَ

wa lan taqra`a al¦aw¡dithu man laja'a il¡ ma`qili al-inti¥¡ri bika

and whoever takes refuge in the fortress of the seeking of Your support will never be exposed to the strikes of misfortunes.

فَحَصَّنْتَنِي مِنْ بَاسِهِ بِقُدْرَتِكَ

fa¦a¥¥antan¢ min ba'sih¢ biqudratika

So, You safeguarded me from his prowess with Your omnipotence.

فَلَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ يَا رَبِّ

falaka al¦amdu y¡ rabbi

So, all praise be to You, O Lord;

مِنْ مُقْتَدِرٍ لاَ يُغْلَبُ

min muqtadirin l¡ yughlabu

You are invulnerably Omnipotent

وَذِي انَاةٍ لاَ يَعْجَلُ

wa dh¢ an¡tin l¡ ya`jalu

and prudently Forbearing.

صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

¥alli `al¡ mu¦ammadin wa ¡li mu¦ammadin

Bless Mu¦ammad and the Household of Mu¦ammad

وَٱجْعَلْنِي لِنَعْمَائِكَ مِنَ ٱلشَّاكِرِينَ

waj`aln¢ lina`m¡'ika mina alshsh¡kir¢na

and include me with those who are thankful for Your bounties

وَلآِلاَئِكَ مِنَ ٱلذَّاكِرِينَ

wa li-¡l¡'ika mina aldhdh¡kir¢na

and those who permanently mention Your graces.

إِلٰهِي وَكَمْ مِنْ سَحَائِبِ مَكْرُوهٍ جَلَّيْتَهَا

il¡h¢ wa kam min sa¦¡'ibi makr£hin jallaytah¡

O my God, many clouds of misfortune You have dispersed,

وَسَمَاءِ نِعْمَةٍ مَطَرْتَهَا

wa sam¡'i ni`matin ma§artah¡

much rain of bliss You have poured,

وَجَدَاوِلِ كَرَامَةٍ اجْرَيْتَهَا

wa jad¡wili kar¡matin ajraytah¡

many streams of conferral You have made flow,

وَاعْيُنِ احْدَاثٍ طَمَسْتَهَا

wa a`yuni a¦d¡thin §amastah¡

many springs of troubles You have effaced,

وَنَاشِئَةِ رَحْمَةٍ نشَرْتَهَا

wa n¡shi'ati ra¦matin nashartah¡

many launches of mercy You have spread,

وَجُنَّةِ عَافِيَةٍ الْبَسْتَهَا

wa junnati `¡fiyatin albastah¡

many armors of wellbeing You have adorned [us with],

وَغَوَامِرِ كُرُبَاتٍ كَشَفْتَهَا

wa ghaw¡miri kurub¡tin kashaftah¡

many overwhelming calamities You have removed,

وَامُورٍ جَارِيَةٍ قَدَّرْتَهَا

wa um£rin j¡riyatin qaddartah¡

and many continual events of goodness You have decided.

لَمْ تُعْجِزْكَ إِذْ طَلَبْتَهَا

lam tu`jizka idh §alabtah¡

They would never render You impotent when You determined them to happen,

وَلَمْ تَمْتَنِعْ مِنْكَ إِذْ ارَدْتَهَا

wa lam tamtani` minka idh aradtah¡

and could never stop responding to You when You wanted them to be.

فَلَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ يَا رَبِّ

falaka al¦amdu y¡ rabbi

So, all praise be to You, O Lord;

مِنْ مُقْتَدِرٍ لاَ يُغْلَبُ

min muqtadirin l¡ yughlabu

You are invulnerably Omnipotent

وَذِي انَاةٍ لاَ يَعْجَلُ

wa dh¢ an¡tin l¡ ya`jalu

and prudently Forbearing.

صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

¥alli `al¡ mu¦ammadin wa ¡li mu¦ammadin

Bless Mu¦ammad and the Household of Mu¦ammad

وَٱجْعَلْنِي لِنَعْمَائِكَ مِنَ ٱلشَّاكِرِينَ

waj`aln¢ lina`m¡'ika mina alshsh¡kir¢na

and include me with those who are thankful for Your bounties

وَلآِلاَئِكَ مِنَ ٱلذَّاكِرِينَ

wa li-¡l¡'ika mina aldhdh¡kir¢na

and those who permanently mention Your graces.

إِلٰهِي وَكَمْ مِنْ ظَنٍّ حَسَنٍ حَقَّقْتَ

il¡h¢ wa kam min ¨annin ¦asanin ¦aqqaqta

O my God, many an excellent hope You have achieved,

وَمِن كَسْرِ إِمْلاَقٍ جَبَرْتَ

wa min kasri iml¡qin jabarta

many breaking poverty You have set,

وَمِن مَسْكَنَةٍ فَادِحَةٍ حَوَّلْتَ

wa min maskanatin f¡di¦atin ¦awwalta

many gross neediness You have shunted,

وَمِن صَرْعَةٍ مُهْلِكَةٍ نعَشْتَ

wa min ¥ar`atin muhlikatin na`ashta

many destructive blows You have revived (me from them),

وَمِن مَشَقَّةٍ ارَحْتَ

wa min mashaqqatin ara¦ta

and many hardships You have relieved (me of them).

لاَ تُسْالُ عَمَّا تَفْعَلُ

l¡ tus'alu `amm¡ taf`alu

You cannot be questioned concerning that which You do

وَهُمْ يُسْالُونَ

wa hum yus'al£na

and they shall be questioned.

وَلاَ يَنقُصُكَ مَا انفَقْتَ

wa l¡ yanqu¥uka m¡ anfaqta

That which You spend never decreases You.

وَلَقَدْ سُئِلْتَ فَاعْطَيْتَ

wa laqad su'ilta fa'a`§ayta

When You have been besought, You gave;

وَلَمْ تُسْالْ فَٱبْتَدَاتَ

wa lam tus'al fabtada'ta

and although You have not been besought, You took the initiative to give.

وَٱسْتُمِيحَ بَابُ فَضْلِكَ فَمَا اكْديْتَ

wastum¢¦a b¡bu fa¤lika fam¡ akdayta

When the door of Your favoring was knocked, You have not withheld.

ابَيْتَ إِلاَّ إِنْعَاماً وَامْتِنَاناً

abayta ill¡ in`¡man wa imtin¡nan

You have insisted on nothing but favoring and bestowal

وَابَيْتَ إِلاَّ تَطَوُّلاً يَا رَبِّ وَإِحْسَاناً

wa abayta ill¡ ta§awwulan y¡ rabbi wa i¦s¡nan

and You, O my Lord, have also insisted on giving generously and beneficently.

وَابَيْتُ إِلاَّ ٱنتِهَاكاً لِحُرُمَاتِكَ

wa abaytu ill¡ intih¡kan li¦urum¡tika

But as for me, I insisted on nothing but violation of Your prohibitions,

وَٱجْتِرَاءاً عَلَىٰ مَعَاصِيكَ

wa ijtir¡'an `al¡ ma`¡¥¢ka

daring to commit acts of disobedience to You,

وَتَعَدِّياً لِحُدُودِكَ

wa ta`adiyyan li¦ud£dika

transgressing Your limits,

وَغَفْلَةً عَنْ وَعِيدِكَ

wa ghaflatan `an wa`¢dika

passing over Your threats,

وَطَاعَةً لِعَدُوِّي وَعَدُوِّكَ

wa §¡`atan li`aduww¢ wa `aduwwika

and obeying Your and my enemy.

لَمْ يَمْنَعْكَ يَا إِلٰهِي وَنَاصِرِي إِخْلاَلِي بِٱلشُّكْرِ

lam yamna`ka y¡ il¡h¢ wa n¡¥ir¢ ikhl¡l¢ bilshshukri

My failure to be thankful to You has not made You, O my God and Helper,

عَنْ إِتْمَامِ إِحْسَانِكَ

`an itm¡mi i¦s¡nika

stop perfecting Your favors on me.

وَلاَ حَجَزَنِي ذٰلِكَ  عَنِ ٱرْتِكَابِ مَسَاخِطِكَ

wa l¡ ¦ajazan¢ dh¡lika `an irtik¡bi mas¡khi§ika

Likewise, this has not prevented me from committing sins that You dislike.

اَللَّهُمَّ وَهٰذَا مَقَامُ عَبْدٍ ذَلِيلٍ

all¡humma wa h¡dh¡ maq¡mu `abdin dhal¢lin

O my God, this is the situation of a humble servant [of You],

ٱعْتَرَفَ لَكَ بِٱلتَّوْحِيدِ

i`tarafa laka bilttaw¦¢di

who professes Your Oneness,

وَاقَرَّ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِ بِٱلتَّقْصِيرِ فِي ادَاءِ حَقِّكَ

wa aqarra `al¡ nafsih¢ bilttaq¥¢ri f¢ ad¡'i ¦aqqika

confesses of his failure to carry out his duty towards You,

وَشَهِدَ لَكَ بِسُبُوغِ نِعْمَتِكَ عَلَيْهِ

wa shahida laka bisub£ghi ni`matika `alayhi

and testifies to Your ample favoring on him,

وَجَمِيلِ عَادَتِكَ عِندَهُ

wa jam¢li `¡datika `indah£

Your excellent habits in treating him,

وَإِحْسَانِكَ إِلَيْهِ

wa i¦s¡nika ilayhi

and Your bestowal of graces upon him.

فَهَبْ لِي يَا إِلٰهِي وَسَيِّدِي مِنْ فَضْلِكَ

fahab l¢ y¡ il¡h¢ wa sayyid¢ min fa¤lika

So, my God and Master, confer upon me an amount of Your benevolence

مَا ارِيدُهُ سَبَباً إِلَىٰ رَحْمَتِكَ

m¡ ur¢duh£ sababan il¡ ra¦matika

that I can use as a path taking me to Your mercy,

وَاتَّخِذُهُ سُلَّماً اعْرُجُ فِيهِ إِلَىٰ مَرْضَاتِكَ

wa attakhidhuh£ sullaman a`ruju f¢h il¡ mar¤¡tika

as a ladder by which I ascend to Your satisfaction,

وَآمَنُ بِهِ مِنْ سَخَطِكَ

wa ¡manu bih¢ min sakha§ika

and I can be secured from Your wrath

بِعِزَّتِكَ وَطَوْلِكَ

bi`izzatika wa §awlika

in the name of Your might and supremacy

وَبِحَقِّ نَبِيِّكَ مُحَمَّدٍ

wa bi¦aqqi nabiyyika mu¦ammadin

and in the name of Your Prophet, Mu¦ammad,

صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ

¥all¡ all¡hu `alayhi wa ¡lih¢

may Your blessings be upon him and his Household.

فَلَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ يَا رَبِّ

falaka al¦amdu y¡ rabbi

So, all praise be to You, O Lord;

مِنْ مُقْتَدِرٍ لاَ يُغْلَبُ

min muqtadirin l¡ yughlabu

You are invulnerably Omnipotent

وَذِي انَاةٍ لاَ يَعْجَلُ

wa dh¢ an¡tin l¡ ya`jalu

and prudently Forbearing.

صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

¥alli `al¡ mu¦ammadin wa ¡li mu¦ammadin

Bless Mu¦ammad and the Household of Mu¦ammad

وَٱجْعَلْنِي لِنَعْمَائِكَ مِنَ ٱلشَّاكِرِينَ

waj`aln¢ lina`m¡'ika mina alshsh¡kir¢na

and include me with those who are thankful for Your bounties

وَلآِلاَئِكَ مِنَ ٱلذَّاكِرِينَ

wa li-¡l¡'ika mina aldhdh¡kir¢na

and those who permanently mention Your graces.

إِلٰهِي وَكَمْ مِنْ عَبْدٍ

il¡h¢ wa kam min `abdin

My God, many a servant [of You]

امْسَىٰ وَاصْبَحَ فِي كَرْبِ ٱلْمَوْتِ

ams¡ wa a¥ba¦a f¢ karbi almawti

is in eves and morns suffering the agony of death,

وَحَشْرَجَةِ ٱلصَّدْرِ

wa ¦ashrajati al¥¥adri

and the rattles of death,

وَٱلنَّظَرِ إِلىٰ مَا تَقْشَعِرُّ مِنْهُ ٱلْجُلُودُ

walnna¨ari il¡ m¡ taqsha`irru minhu aljul£du

experiencing that which shudders the skins

وَتَفْزَعُ لَهُ ٱلْقُلُوبُ

wa tafza`u lah£ alqul£bu

and horrifies the hearts;

وَانَا فِي عَافِيَةٍ مِنْ ذٰلِكَ كُلِّهِ

wa an¡ f¢ `¡fiyatin min dh¡lika kullih¢

but I am safe from all that.

فَلَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ يَا رَبِّ

falaka al¦amdu y¡ rabbi

So, all praise be to You, O Lord;

مِنْ مُقْتَدِرٍ لاَ يُغْلَبُ

min muqtadirin l¡ yughlabu

You are invulnerably Omnipotent

وَذِي انَاةٍ لاَ يَعْجَلُ

wa dh¢ an¡tin l¡ ya`jalu

and prudently Forbearing.

صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

¥alli `al¡ mu¦ammadin wa ¡li mu¦ammadin

Bless Mu¦ammad and the Household of Mu¦ammad

وَٱجْعَلْنِي لِنَعْمَائِكَ مِنَ ٱلشَّاكِرِينَ

waj`aln¢ lina`m¡'ika mina alshsh¡kir¢na

and include me with those who are thankful for Your bounties

وَلآِلاَئِكَ مِنَ ٱلذَّاكِرِينَ

wa li-¡l¡'ika mina aldhdh¡kir¢na

and those who permanently mention Your graces.

إِلٰهِي وَكَمْ مِنْ عَبْدٍ

il¡h¢ wa kam min `abdin

My God, many a servant [of You]

امْسَىٰ وَاصْبَحَ سَقِيماً مُوجَعاً

ams¡ wa a¥ba¦a saq¢man m£ja`an

is in eves and morns ailing and feeling pain

فِي انَّةٍ وَعَوِيلٍ

f¢ annatin wa `aw¢lin

with moans and wails,

يَتَقَلَّبُ فِي غَمِّهِ

yataqallabu f¢ ghammih¢

and is rolling over and over with anguish;

لاَ يَجِدُ مَحِيصاً

l¡ yajidu ma¦¢¥an

neither finding any way of escaping it

وَلاَ يُسِيغُ طَعَاماً وَلاَ شَرَاباً

wa l¡ yus¢ghu §a`¡man wa l¡ shar¡ban

nor is he finding the taste of any food or drink;

وَانَا فِي صِحَّةٍ مِنَ ٱلْبَدَنِ

wa an¡ f¢ ¥i¦¦atin mina albadani

while I am enjoying body health

وَسَلاَمَةٍ مِنَ ٱلْعَيْشِ

wa sal¡matin mina al`ayshi

and safe living.

كُلُّ ذٰلِكَ  مِنْكَ

kullu dh¡lika minka

All that [wellbeing] is from You.

فَلَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ يَا رَبِّ

falaka al¦amdu y¡ rabbi

So, all praise be to You, O Lord;

مِنْ مُقْتَدِرٍ لاَ يُغْلَبُ

min muqtadirin l¡ yughlabu

You are invulnerably Omnipotent

وَذِي انَاةٍ لاَ يَعْجَلُ

wa dh¢ an¡tin l¡ ya`jalu

and prudently Forbearing.

صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

¥alli `al¡ mu¦ammadin wa ¡li mu¦ammadin

Bless Mu¦ammad and the Household of Mu¦ammad

وَٱجْعَلْنِي لِنَعْمَائِكَ مِنَ ٱلشَّاكِرِينَ

waj`aln¢ lina`m¡'ika mina alshsh¡kir¢na

and include me with those who are thankful for Your bounties

وَلآِلاَئِكَ مِنَ ٱلذَّاكِرِينَ

wa li-¡l¡'ika mina aldhdh¡kir¢na

and those who permanently mention Your graces.

إِلٰهِي وَكَمْ مِنْ عَبْدٍ

il¡h¢ wa kam min `abdin

O my God, many a servant [of You]

امْسَىٰ وَاصْبَحَ خَائِفاً مَرْعُوباً

ams¡ wa a¥ba¦a kh¡'ifan mar`£ban

is in eves and morns fearful, frightened,

مُشْفِقاً وَجِلاً

mushfiqan wajilan

terrified, scared,

هَارِباً طَرِيداً

h¡riban §ar¢dan

fugitive, runaway,

مُنجَحِراً فِي مَضِيقٍ

munja¦iran f¢ ma¤¢qin

hiding in a tight burrow

وَمَخْبَاةٍ مِنَ المَخَابِئِ

wa makhba'atin mina almakh¡bi'i

or in an ordinary den;

قَدْ ضَاقَتْ عَلَيْهِ ٱلارْضُ بِرُحْبِهَا

qad ¤¡qat `alayhi al-ar¤u biru¦bih¡

while the entire spacious earth has become too narrow to secure him a place.

لاَ يَجِدُ حِيلَةً

l¡ yajidu ¦¢latan

He thus cannot devise any plan

وَلاَ مَنجىٰ وَلاَ مَاوىٰ

wa l¡ manj¡ wa l¡ mawan

or find any shelter or retreat.

وَانَا فِي امْنٍ وَطُمَانِينَةٍ وَعَافِيَةٍ

wa an¡ f¢ amnin wa §uma'n¢natin wa `¡fiyatin

While I am living in security, tranquility, and good health;

مِن ذٰلِكَ  كُلِّهِ

min dh¡lika kullih¢

all of which is from You.

فَلَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ يَا رَبِّ

falaka al¦amdu y¡ rabbi

So, all praise be to You, O Lord;

مِنْ مُقْتَدِرٍ لاَ يُغْلَبُ

min muqtadirin l¡ yughlabu

You are invulnerably Omnipotent

وَذِي انَاةٍ لاَ يَعْجَلُ

wa dh¢ an¡tin l¡ ya`jalu

and prudently Forbearing.

صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

¥alli `al¡ mu¦ammadin wa ¡li mu¦ammadin

Bless Mu¦ammad and the Household of Mu¦ammad

وَٱجْعَلْنِي لِنَعْمَائِكَ مِنَ ٱلشَّاكِرِينَ

waj`aln¢ lina`m¡'ika mina alshsh¡kir¢na

and include me with those who are thankful for Your bounties

وَلآِلاَئِكَ مِنَ ٱلذَّاكِرِينَ

wa li-¡l¡'ika mina aldhdh¡kir¢na

and those who permanently mention Your graces.

إِلٰهِي وَسَيِّدِي

il¡h¢ wa sayyid¢

O my God and Master,

وَكَمْ مِنْ عَبْدٍ

wa kam min `abdin

many a servant [of You]

امْسَىٰ وَاصْبَحَ مَغْلُولاً

ams¡ wa a¥ba¦a maghl£lan

is in eves and morns enchained

مُكَبَّلاً فِي ٱلْحَدِيدِ

mukabbalan f¢ al¦ad¢di

and shackled in iron shackles

بِايْدِي ٱلْعُدَاةِ لاَ يَرْحَمُونَهُ

bi-ayd¢ al`udati l¡ yar¦am£nah£

in the hands of his enemies whom show him no mercy;

فَقِيداً مِنْ اهْلِهِ وَوَلَدِهِ

faq¢dan min ahlih¢ wa waladih¢

[and he is] separated from his family members and children

مُنقَطِعاً عَنْ إِخْوَانِهِ وَبَلَدِهِ

munqa§i`an `an ikhw¡nih¢ wa baladih¢

and detached from his friends and country;

يَتَوَقَّعُ كُلَّ سَاعَةٍ بِايِّ قَتْلَةٍ يُقْتَلُ

yatawaqqa`u kulla s¡`atin bi-ayyi qitlatin yuqtalu

each hour, he wonders what kind of killing he will be killed

وَبِايِّ مُثْلَةٍ يُمَثَّلُ بِهِ

wa bi-ayyi muthlatin yumaththalu bih¢

and what kind of mutilation he will be mutilated.

وَانَا فِي عَافِيَةٍ مِنْ ذٰلِكَ  كُلِّهِ

wa an¡ f¢ `¡fiyatin min dh¡lika kullih¢

But I am safe from all this.

فَلَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ يَا رَبِّ

falaka al¦amdu y¡ rabbi

So, all praise be to You, O Lord;

مِنْ مُقْتَدِرٍ لاَ يُغْلَبُ

min muqtadirin l¡ yughlabu

You are invulnerably Omnipotent

وَذِي انَاةٍ لاَ يَعْجَلُ

wa dh¢ an¡tin l¡ ya`jalu

and prudently Forbearing.

صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

¥alli `al¡ mu¦ammadin wa ¡li mu¦ammadin

Bless Mu¦ammad and the Household of Mu¦ammad

وَٱجْعَلْنِي لِنَعْمَائِكَ مِنَ ٱلشَّاكِرِينَ

waj`aln¢ lina`m¡'ika mina alshsh¡kir¢na

and include me with those who are thankful for Your bounties

وَلآِلاَئِكَ مِنَ ٱلذَّاكِرِينَ

wa li-¡l¡'ika mina aldhdh¡kir¢na

and those who permanently mention Your graces.

إِلٰهِي وَكَمْ مِنْ عَبْدٍ

il¡h¢ wa kam min `abdin

My God, many a servant [of You]

امْسَىٰ وَاصْبَحَ يُقَاسِي ٱلْحَرْبَ

ams¡ wa a¥ba¦a yuq¡s¢ al¦arba

is in eves and morns contending in war,

وَمُبَاشَرَةِ ٱلْقِتَاِل بِنَفْسِهِ

wa mub¡sharata alqit¡li binafsih¢

conducting the fighting by himself,

قَدْ غَشِيَتْهُ ٱلاعْدَاءُ مِنْ كُلِّ جَانِبٍ

qad ghashiyat-hu al-a`d¡'u min kulli j¡nibin

and is surrounded by enemies from all sides

بِٱلسُّيُوفِ وَٱلرِّمَاحِ وَآلَةِ ٱلْحَرْبِ

bilssuy£fi walrrim¡¦i wa ¡lati al¦arbi

with swords, spears, and instruments of wars.

يَتَقَعْقَعُ فِي ٱلْحَدِيدِ

yataqa`qa`u f¢ al¦ad¢di

He is trembling inside iron [i.e. his armor],

قَدْ بَلَغَ مَجْهُودَهُ

qad balagha majh£dah£

and trying desperately to do everything possible.

لاَ يَعْرِفُ حِيلَةً

l¡ ya`rifu ¦¢latan

He cannot find any further means

وَلاَ يَجِدُ مَهْرَباً

wa l¡ yajidu mahraban

and cannot find any escape.

قَدْ ادْنِفَ بِٱلْجِرَاحَاتِ

qad udnifa biljir¡¦¡ti

He is seriously experiencing wounds

اوْ مُتَشَحِّطاً بِدَمِهِ

aw mutasha¦¦i§an bidamih¢

or is totally covered with his blood

تَحْتَ ٱلسَّنَابِكِ وَٱلارْجُلِ

ta¦ta alssan¡biki wal-arjuli

[struggling] under the toes of the hooves and under feet;

يَتَمَنَّىٰ شَرْبَةً مِنْ مَاٍء

yatamann¡ sharbatan min m¡'in

he desires a drink of water

اوْ نَظْرَةً إِلَىٰ اهْلِهِ وَوَلَدِهِ

aw na¨ratan il¡ ahlih¢ wa waladih¢

or a look at his folk and children

لاَ يَقْدِرُ عَلَيْهَا

l¡ yaqdiru `alayh¡

but he cannot get it.

وَانَا فِي عَافِيَةٍ مِنْ ذٰلِكَ  كُلِّهِ

wa an¡ f¢ `¡fiyatin min dh¡lika kullih¢

While I am safe from all that.

فَلَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ يَا رَبِّ

falaka al¦amdu y¡ rabbi

So, all praise be to You, O Lord;

مِنْ مُقْتَدِرٍ لاَ يُغْلَبُ

min muqtadirin l¡ yughlabu

You are invulnerably Omnipotent

وَذِي انَاةٍ لاَ يَعْجَلُ

wa dh¢ an¡tin l¡ ya`jalu

and prudently Forbearing.

صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

¥alli `al¡ mu¦ammadin wa ¡li mu¦ammadin

Bless Mu¦ammad and the Household of Mu¦ammad

وَٱجْعَلْنِي لِنَعْمَائِكَ مِنَ ٱلشَّاكِرِينَ

waj`aln¢ lina`m¡'ika mina alshsh¡kir¢na

and include me with those who are thankful for Your bounties

وَلآِلاَئِكَ مِنَ ٱلذَّاكِرِينَ

wa li-¡l¡'ika mina aldhdh¡kir¢na

and those who permanently mention Your graces.

إِلٰهِي وَكَمْ مِنْ عَبْدٍ

il¡h¢ wa kam min `abdin

My God, many a servant [of You]

امْسَىٰ وَاصْبَحَ فِي ظُلُمَاتِ ٱلْبِحَارِ

ams¡ wa a¥ba¦a f¢ ¨ulum¡ti albi¦¡ri

is in eves and morns living in the darkness of seas,

وَعَوَاصِفِ ٱلرِّيَاحِ

wa `aw¡¥ifi alrriy¡¦i

in the storms of winds,

وَٱلاهْوَاِل وَٱلامْوَاجِ

wal-ahw¡li wal-amw¡ji

and in horrors and billows;

يَتَوَقَّعُ ٱلْغَرَقَ وَٱلْهَلاَكَ

yatawaqqa`u algharaqa walhal¡ka

anticipating drowning and perdition;

لاَ يَقْدِر علىٰ حِيلَةٍ

l¡ yaqdiru `al¡ ¦¢latin

he does not have any means in his power;

اوْ مُبْتَلىٰ بِصَاعِقَةٍ

aw mubtalan bi¥¡`iqatin

or is afflicted with a thunderbolt,

اوْ هَدْمٍ اوْ حَرْقٍ

aw hadmin aw ¦arqin

demolition, burning,

اوْ شَرقٍ اوْ خَسْفٍ

aw sharqin aw khasfin

or choking, swallowing of the earth,

اوْ مَسْخٍ اوْ قَذْفٍ

aw maskhin aw qadhfin

deformation, or striking.

وَانَا فِي عَافِيَةٍ مِنْ ذٰلِكَ  كُلِّهِ

wa an¡ f¢ `¡fiyatin min dh¡lika kullih¢

While I am safe from all that.

فَلَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ يَا رَبِّ

falaka al¦amdu y¡ rabbi

So, all praise be to You, O Lord;

مِنْ مُقْتَدِرٍ لاَ يُغْلَبُ

min muqtadirin l¡ yughlabu

You are invulnerably Omnipotent

وَذِي انَاةٍ لاَ يَعْجَلُ

wa dh¢ an¡tin l¡ ya`jalu

and prudently Forbearing.

صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

¥alli `al¡ mu¦ammadin wa ¡li mu¦ammadin

Bless Mu¦ammad and the Household of Mu¦ammad

وَٱجْعَلْنِي لِنَعْمَائِكَ مِنَ ٱلشَّاكِرِينَ

waj`aln¢ lina`m¡'ika mina alshsh¡kir¢na

and include me with those who are thankful for Your bounties

وَلآِلاَئِكَ مِنَ ٱلذَّاكِرِينَ

wa li-¡l¡'ika mina aldhdh¡kir¢na

and those who permanently mention Your graces.

إِلٰهِي وَكَمْ مِنْ عَبْدٍ

il¡h¢ wa kam min `abdin

My God, many a servant [of You]

امْسَىٰ وَاصْبَحَ مُسَافِراً

ams¡ wa a¥ba¦a mus¡firan

is in eves and morns on journeys,

شَاخِصاً عَنْ اهْلِهِ وَوَلَدِهِ

sh¡khi¥an `an ahlih¢ wa waladih¢

far away from his family members and sons,

مُتَحَيِّراً فِي ٱلْمَفَاوِزِ

muta¦ayyiran f¢ almaf¡wizi

bewildered in deserts,

تَائِهاً مَعَ ٱلْوُحُوشِ وَٱلْبَهَائِمِ وَٱلْهَوَامِّ

t¡'ihan ma`a alwu¦£shi walbah¡'imi walhaw¡mmi

wandering with beasts, wild animals, and pests,

وَحِيداً فَرِيداً

wa¦¢dan far¢dan

alone and forlorn;

لاَ يَعْرِفُ حِيلَةً

l¡ ya`rifu ¦¢latan

he can find no way out

وَلاَ يَهْتَدِي سَبِيلاً

wa l¡ yahtad¢ sab¢lan

nor can he follow any right path;

اوْ مُتَاذِّياً بِبَرْدٍ اوْ حَرٍّ

aw muta'adhdhiyan bibardin aw ¦arrin

or is suffering cold, hot weather,

اوْ جُوعٍ اوْ عُرْيٍ

aw j£`in aw `uryin

hunger, nudity,

اوْ غَيْرِهِ مِنَ ٱلشَّدَائِدِ

aw ghayrih¢ mina alshshad¡'idi

or other sorts of tribulations

مِمَّا انَا مِنْهُ خِلْوٌ

mimm¡ an¡ minhu khilwun

of which I am free;

فِي عَافِيَةٍ مِنْ ذٰلِكَ كُلِّهِ

f¢ `¡fiyatin min dh¡lika kullih¢

and I am released from all that.

فَلَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ يَا رَبِّ

falaka al¦amdu y¡ rabbi

So, all praise be to You, O Lord;

مِنْ مُقْتَدِرٍ لاَ يُغْلَبُ

min muqtadirin l¡ yughlabu

You are invulnerably Omnipotent

وَذِي انَاةٍ لاَ يَعْجَلُ

wa dh¢ an¡tin l¡ ya`jalu

and prudently Forbearing.

صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

¥alli `al¡ mu¦ammadin wa ¡li mu¦ammadin

Bless Mu¦ammad and the Household of Mu¦ammad

وَٱجْعَلْنِي لِنَعْمَائِكَ مِنَ ٱلشَّاكِرِينَ

waj`aln¢ lina`m¡'ika mina alshsh¡kir¢na

and include me with those who are thankful for Your bounties

وَلآِلاَئِكَ مِنَ ٱلذَّاكِرِينَ

wa li-¡l¡'ika mina aldhdh¡kir¢na

and those who permanently mention Your graces.

إِلٰهِي وَمَوْلايَ وَسَيِّدِي

il¡h¢ wa mawl¡ya wa sayyid¢

My God, Master, and Lord,

وَكَمْ مِنْ عَبْدٍ

wa kam min `abdin

many a servant [of You]

امْسَىٰ وَاصْبَحَ فَقِيراً عَائِلاً

ams¡ wa a¥ba¦a faq¢ran `¡'ilan

is in eves and morns poor, needy,

عَارِياً مُمْلِقاً

`¡riyan mumliqan

naked, deprived,

مُخْفِقاً مَهْجُوراً

mukhfiqan mahj£ran

abortive, abandoned,

جَائِعاً ظَمْآنَ

j¡'i`an ¨am'¡na

hungry, and thirsty;

يَنتَظِرُ مَنْ يَعُودُ عَلَيْهِ بِفَضْلٍ

yanta¨iru man ya`£du `alayhi bifa¤lin

expecting someone to bestow a favor upon him;

اوْ عَبْدٍ وَجِيهٍ عِندَكَ

aw `abdin waj¢hin `indaka

or many a slave—who enjoys a high standing with You

هُوَ اوْجَهُ مِنِّي عِندَكَ

huwa awjah£ minn¢ `indaka

or who is superior in prominence than I am in Your view

وَاشَدُّ عِبَادَةً لَكَ

wa ashaddu `ib¡datan laka

and more worshipping for You than I am—

مَغْلُولاً مَقْهُوراً

maghl£lan maqh£ran

is chained and subdued;

قَدْ حُمِّلَ ثِقْلاً مِنْ تَعَبِ ٱلْعَنَاءِ

qad ¦ummila thiqlan min ta`abi al`an¡'i

he has been overloaded with the exhaustion of pains,

وَشِدَّةِ ٱلْعُبُودِيَّةِ

wa shiddati al`ub£diyyati

the hardship of slavery,

وَكُلْفَةِ ٱلرِّقِّ

wa kulfati alrriqqi

the encumbrance of serfdom,

وَثِقْلِ ٱلضَّرِيبَةِ

wa thiqli al¤¤ar¢bati

and the burden of imposition;

اوْ مُبْتَلَىٰ بِبَلاَءٍ شَدِيدٍ

aw mubtalan bibal¡'in shad¢din

or is encountering a hard tribulation

لاَ قِبَلَ لَهُ بِهِ إِلاَّ بِمَنِّكَ عَلَيْهِ

l¡ qibala lah£ bih¢ ill¡ bimannika `alayhi

that he cannot stand except by a favor that You bestow upon him;

وَانَا ٱلْمَخْدُومُ ٱلْمُنَعَّمُ

wa an¡ almakhd£mu almuna``mu

while I am served, turning in bliss,

ٱلْمُعَافَىٰ ٱلْمُكَرَّمُ

almu`¡f¡ almukarramu

relieved from that, honored,

فِي عَافِيَةٍ مِمَّا هُوَ فِيهِ

f¢ `¡fiyatin mimm¡ huwa f¢hi

and released from what that one suffers.

فَلَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ عَلَىٰ ذٰلِكَ  كُلِّهِ

falaka al¦amdu `al¡ dh¡lika kullih¢

So, all praise be to You, O Lord;

مِنْ مُقْتَدِرٍ لاَ يُغْلَبُ

min muqtadirin l¡ yughlabu

You are invulnerably Omnipotent

وَذِي انَاةٍ لاَ يَعْجَلُ

wa dh¢ an¡tin l¡ ya`jalu

and prudently Forbearing.

صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

¥alli `al¡ mu¦ammadin wa ¡li mu¦ammadin

Bless Mu¦ammad and the Household of Mu¦ammad

وَٱجْعَلْنِي لِنَعْمَائِكَ مِنَ ٱلشَّاكِرِينَ

waj`aln¢ lina`m¡'ika mina alshsh¡kir¢na

and include me with those who are thankful for Your bounties

وَلآِلاَئِكَ مِنَ ٱلذَّاكِرِينَ

wa li-¡l¡'ika mina aldhdh¡kir¢na

and those who permanently mention Your graces.

إِلٰهِي وَسَيِّدِي

il¡h¢ wa sayyid¢

My God and Master,

وَكَمْ مِنْ عَبْدٍ امْسَىٰ وَاصْبَحَ

wa kam min `abdin ams¡ wa a¥ba¦a

many a servant [of You] is in eves and morns

شَرِيداً طَرِيداً

shar¢dan §ar¢dan

homeless, fugitive,

حَيْرَانَ مُتَحَيِّراً

¦ayr¡na muta¦ayyiran

confused, bewildered,

جَائِعاً خَائِفاً

j¡'i`an kh¡'ifan

hungry, and afraid

فِي ٱلصَّحَارِي وَٱلْبَرَارِي

f¢ all¥¥a¦¡r¢ walbar¡r¢

in deserts and wild lands;

قَدْ احْرَقَهُ ٱلْحَرُّ وَٱلْبَرْدُ

qad a¦raqah£ al¦arru walbardu

he is burnt by hot and cold weather

وَهُوَ فِي ضُرٍّ مِنَ ٱلعَيْشِ

wa huwa f¢ ¤urrin mina al`ayshi

while he is suffering harsh living,

وَضَنكٍ مِنَ ٱلحَيَاةِ

wa ¤anakin mina al¦ay¡ti

barely sufficient manner of living,

وَذُلٍّ مِنَ ٱلمَقَامِ

wa dhullin mina almaq¡mi

and humble position;

يَنظُرُ إِلَىٰ نَفْسِهِ حَسْرَةً

yan¨uru il¡ nafsih¢ ¦asratan

he looks at himself with grief

لاَ يَقْدِرُ لَهَا عَلَىٰ ضُرٍّ وَلاَ نَفْعٍ

l¡ yaqdiru lah¡ `al¡ ¤urrin wa l¡ naf`in

because he cannot make any harm or benefit to himself;

وَانَا خِلْوٌ مِنْ ذٰلِكَ  كُلِّهِ

wa an¡ khilwun min dh¡lika kullih¢

but I am free from all that

بِجُودِكَ وَكَرَمِكَ

bij£dika wa karamika

on account of Your magnanimity and generosity.

فَلَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ يَا رَبِّ

falaka al¦amdu y¡ rabbi

So, all praise be to You, O Lord;

مِنْ مُقْتَدِرٍ لاَ يُغْلَبُ

min muqtadirin l¡ yughlabu

You are invulnerably Omnipotent

وَذِي انَاةٍ لاَ يَعْجَلُ

wa dh¢ an¡tin l¡ ya`jalu

and prudently Forbearing.

صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

¥alli `al¡ mu¦ammadin wa ¡li mu¦ammadin

Bless Mu¦ammad and the Household of Mu¦ammad

وَٱجْعَلْنِي لِنَعْمَائِكَ مِنَ ٱلشَّاكِرِينَ

waj`aln¢ lina`m¡'ika mina alshsh¡kir¢na

and include me with those who are thankful for Your bounties

وَلآِلاَئِكَ مِنَ ٱلذَّاكِرِينَ

wa li-¡l¡'ika mina aldhdh¡kir¢na

and those who permanently mention Your graces;

وَٱرْحَمْنِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ

war¦amn¢ bira¦matika

and have mercy upon me, by Your mercy;

يَا ارْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ

y¡ ar¦ama alrr¡¦im¢na

O most Merciful of all those who show mercy.

إِلٰهِي وَسَيِّدِي

il¡h¢ wa sayyid¢

My God and Master,

وَكَمْ مِنْ عَبْدٍ امْسَىٰ وَاصْبَحَ

wa kam min `abdin ams¡ wa a¥ba¦a

many a servant [of You] is in eves and morns

عَلِيلاً مَرِيضاً

`al¢lan mar¢¤an

ailing, ill,

سَقِيماً مُدْنِفاً

saq¢man mudnifan

sick, and seriously unwell;

عَلَىٰ فُرُشِ ٱلْعِلَّةِ وَفِي لِبَاسِهَا

`al¡ furushi al`illati wa f¢ lib¡sih¡

[laid] on the bed of ailment and dressed with it;

يَتَقَلَّبُ يَمِيناً وَشِمَالاً

yataqallabu yam¢nan wa shim¡lan

he turns right and left [unrestfully]

لاَ يَعْرِفُ شَيْئاً مِنْ لَذَّةِ ٱلطَّعَامِ

l¡ ya`rifu shay'an min ladhdhati al§§a`¡mi

and cannot find the good taste of food

وَلاَ مِنْ لَذَّةِ ٱلشَّرَابِ

wa l¡ min ladhdhati alshshar¡bi

or the good taste of drink;

يَنظُرُ إِلَىٰ نَفْسِهِ حَسْرَةً

yan¨uru il¡ nafsih¢ ¦asratan

he looks at himself with grief

لاَ يَسْتَطِيعُ لَهَا ضَرّاً وَلاَ نَفْعاً

l¡ yasta§¢`u lah¡ ¤arran wa l¡ naf`an

because he cannot make any harm or benefit to himself.

وَانَا خِلْوٌ مِنْ ذٰلِكَ  كُلِّهِ

wa an¡ khilwun min dh¡lika kullih¢

While I am free from all that

بِجُودِكَ وَكَرَمِكَ

bij£dika wa karamika

on account of Your magnanimity and generosity.

فَلاَ إلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ سُبْحانَكَ

fal¡ il¡ha ill¡ anta sub¦¡naka

So, there is no god save You. All glory be to You;

مِنْ مُقْتَدِرٍ لاَ يُغْلَبُ

min muqtadirin l¡ yughlabu

You are invulnerably Omnipotent

وَذِي انَاةٍ لاَ يَعْجَلُ

wa dh¢ an¡tin l¡ ya`jalu

and prudently Forbearing.

صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

¥alli `al¡ mu¦ammadin wa ¡li mu¦ammadin

Bless Mu¦ammad and the Household of Mu¦ammad

وَٱجْعَلْنِي لَكَ مِنَ ٱلعَابِدِينَ

waj`aln¢ laka mina al`¡bid¢na

and include me with the worshippers of You,

وَلِنَعْمَائِكَ مِنَ ٱلشَّاكِرِينَ

wa lina`m¡'ika mina alshsh¡kir¢na

those who are thankful for Your bounties,

وَلآِلاَئِكَ مِنَ ٱلذَّاكِرِينَ

wa li-¡l¡'ika mina aldhdh¡kir¢na

and those who permanently mention Your graces;

وَٱرْحَمْنِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ

war¦amn¢ bira¦matika

and have mercy upon me, by Your mercy;

يَا ارْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ

y¡ ar¦ama alrr¡¦im¢na

O most Merciful of all those who show mercy.

مَوْلايَ وَسَيِّدِي

mawl¡ya wa sayyid¢

My Lord and Master,

وَكَمْ مِنْ عَبْدٍ امْسَىٰ وَاصْبَحَ

wa kam min `abdin ams¡ wa a¥ba¦a

many a servant [of You] is in eves and morns

وَقَدْ دَنَا يَوْمُهُ مِنْ حَتْفِهِ

wa qad dan¡ yawmuh£ min ¦atfih¢

receiving the day of his death;

وَاحَدْقَ بِهِ مَلَكُ ٱلْمَوْتِ فِي اعْوَانِهِ

wa a¦daqa bih¢ malaku almawti f¢ a`w¡nih¢

and the Angel of Death and his assistants are gazing at him;

يُعَالِجُ سَكَرَاتِ ٱلْمَوْتِ وَحِيَاضَهُ

yu`¡liju sakar¡ti almawti wa ¦iy¡¤ah£

he is thus suffering the agonies and pains of death.

تَدُورُ عَيْنَاهُ يَمِيناً وَشِمَالاً

tad£ru `ayn¡hu yam¢nan wa shim¡lan

His eyes are turning right and left,

يَنظُرُ إِلَىٰ احِبَّائِهِ وَاوِدَّائِهِ وَاخِلاَّئِهِ

yan¨uru il¡ a¦ibb¡'ih¢ wa awidd¡'ih¢ wa akhill¡'ih¢

looking at his dear, beloved, and intimate friends;

قَدْ مُنِعَ مِنَ ٱلكَلاَمِ

qad muni`a mina alkal¡mi

he is restrained from ability to talk

وَحُجِبَ عَنْ ٱلْخِطَابِ

wa ¦ujiba `ani alkhi§¡bi

and withheld from speaking.

يَنظُرُ إِلَىٰ نَفْسِهِ حَسْرَةً

yan¨uru il¡ nafsih¢ ¦asratan

He looks at himself with grief

لاَ يَسْتَطِيعُ لَهَا ضَرّاً وَلاَ نَفْعاً

l¡ yasta§¢`u lah¡ ¤arran wa l¡ naf`an

because he cannot make any harm or benefit to himself;

وَانَا خِلْوٌ مِنْ ذٰلِكَ  كُلِّهِ

wa an¡ khilwun min dh¡lika kullih¢

but I am free from all that

بِجُودِكَ وَكَرَمِكَ

bij£dika wa karamika

on account of Your magnanimity and generosity.

فَلاَ إلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ سُبْحانَكَ

fal¡ il¡ha ill¡ anta sub¦¡naka

So, there is no god save You. All glory be to You;

مِنْ مُقْتَدِرٍ لاَ يُغْلَبُ

min muqtadirin l¡ yughlabu

You are invulnerably Omnipotent

وَذِي انَاةٍ لاَ يَعْجَلُ

wa dh¢ an¡tin l¡ ya`jalu

and prudently Forbearing.

صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

¥alli `al¡ mu¦ammadin wa ¡li mu¦ammadin

Bless Mu¦ammad and the Household of Mu¦ammad

وَٱجْعَلْنِي لِنَعْمَائِكَ مِنَ ٱلشَّاكِرِينَ

waj`aln¢ lina`m¡'ika mina alshsh¡kir¢na

and include me with those who are thankful for Your bounties

وَلآِلاَئِكَ مِنَ ٱلذَّاكِرِينَ

wa li-¡l¡'ika mina aldhdh¡kir¢na

and those who permanently mention Your graces;

وَٱرْحَمْنِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ

war¦amn¢ bira¦matika

and have mercy upon me, by Your mercy.

يَا ارْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ

y¡ ar¦ama alrr¡¦im¢na

O most Merciful of all those who show mercy!

إِلٰهِي وَمَوْلايَ وَسَيِّدِي

il¡h¢ wa mawl¡ya wa sayyid¢

My God, Lord, and Master,

وَكَمْ مِنْ عَبْدٍ امْسَىٰ وَاصْبَحَ

wa kam min `abdin ams¡ wa a¥ba¦a

many a servant [of You] is in eves and morns

فِي مَضَائِقِ ٱلْحُبُوسِ وَٱلسُّجُونِ

f¢ ma¤¡'iqi al¦ub£si walssuj£ni

in the straits of jails and prisons

وَكُرَبِهَا وَذُلهِّا وَحَدِيدِهَا

wa kurabih¡ wa dhullih¡ wa ¦ad¢dih¡

and in their agonies, humiliation, and iron;

يَتَدَاوَلُهُ اعْوَانُهَا وَزَبَانِيَتُهَا

yatad¡waluh£ a`w¡nuh¡ wa zab¡niyatuh¡

controlled by their keepers and guards;

فَلاَ يَدْرِي ايُّ حَالٍ يُفْعَلُ بِهِ

fal¡ yadr¢ ayyu ¦¡lin yuf`alu bih¢

so, he has no idea what will be done to him

وَايُّ مُثْلَةٍ يُمَثَّلُ بِهِ

wa ayyu muthlatin yumaththalu bih¢

and which punishment will be set upon him.

فَهُوَ فِي ضُرٍّ مِنَ ٱلعَيْشِ

fa huwa f¢ ¤urrin mina al`ayshi

He is suffering harsh living

وَضَنكٍ مِنَ ٱلحَيَاةِ

wa ¤ankin mina al¦ayati

and barely sufficient manner of living.

يَنظُرُ إِلَىٰ نَفْسِهِ حَسْرَةً

yan¨uru il¡ nafsih¢ ¦asratan

He looks at himself with grief

لاَ يَسْتَطِيعُ لَهَا ضَرّاً وَلاَ نَفْعاً

l¡ yasta§¢`u lah¡ ¤arran wa l¡ naf`an

because he cannot make any harm or benefit to himself;

وَانَا خِلْوٌ مِنْ ذٰلِكَ كُلِّهِ

wa an¡ khilwun min dh¡lika kullih¢

but I am free from all that

بِجُودِكَ وَكَرَمِكَ

bij£dika wa karamika

on account of Your magnanimity and generosity.

فَلاَ إلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ سُبْحانَكَ

fal¡ il¡ha ill¡ anta sub¦¡naka

So, there is no god save You. All glory be to You;

مِنْ مُقْتَدِرٍ لاَ يُغْلَبُ

min muqtadirin l¡ yughlabu

You are invulnerably Omnipotent

وَذِي انَاةٍ لاَ يَعْجَلُ

wa dh¢ an¡tin l¡ ya`jalu

and prudently Forbearing.

صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

¥alli `al¡ mu¦ammadin wa ¡li mu¦ammadin

Bless Mu¦ammad and the Household of Mu¦ammad

وَٱجْعَلْنِي لَكَ مِنَ ٱلعَابِدِينَ

waj`aln¢ laka mina al`¡bid¢na

and include me with the worshippers of You,

وَلِنَعْمَائِكَ مِنَ ٱلشَّاكِرِينَ

wa lina`m¡'ika mina alshsh¡kir¢na

those who are thankful for Your bounties,

وَلآِلاَئِكَ مِنَ ٱلذَّاكِرِينَ

wa li-¡l¡'ika mina aldhdh¡kir¢na

and those who permanently mention Your graces;

وَٱرْحَمْنِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ

war¦amn¢ bira¦matika

and have mercy upon me, by Your mercy,

يَا ارْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ

y¡ ar¦ama alrr¡¦im¢na

O most Merciful of all those who show mercy.

إِلٰهِي وَمَوْلايَ وَسَيِّدِي

il¡h¢ wa mawl¡ya wa sayyid¢

My God, Lord, and Master,

وَكَمْ مِنْ عَبْدٍ امْسَىٰ وَاصْبَحَ

wa kam min `abdin ams¡ wa a¥ba¦a

many a servant [of You] is in eves and morns

قَدِ ٱسْتَمَرَّ عَلَيْهِ ٱلْقَضَاءُ

qad istamarra `alayhi alqa¤¡'u

permanently suffering under the vicissitudes of time,

وَاحْدَقَ بِهِ ٱلْبَلاءُ

wa a¦daqa bih¢ albal¡'u

surrounded by hardships,

وَفَارَقَ اوِدَّاءَهُ وَاحِبَّاءَهُ وَاخِلاَّءَهُ

wa f¡raqa awidd¡'ah£ wa a¦ibb¡'ah£ wa akhill¡'ah£

departing his dear, beloved, and intimate friends,

وَامْسَىٰ اسِيراً حَقِيراً ذَليِلاً

wa ams¡ as¢ran ¦aq¢ran dhal¢lan

receiving the evenings while he is imprisoned, humiliated, and lowly,

فِي ايدِي ٱلْكُفَّارِ وَٱلاعْدَاءِ

f¢ ayd¢ alkuff¡ri wal-a`d¡'i

in the hands of the unbelievers and the enemies

يَتَدَاوَلُونَهُ يَمِيناً وَشِمَالاً

yatad¡wal£nah£ yam¢nan wa shim¡lan

who dominate him from the right and the left;

قَدْ حُصِرَ فِي ٱلْمَطَامِيرِ

qad ¦u¥ira f¢ alma§¡m¢ri

he has been locked up in cellars

وَثُقِّلَ بِٱلْحَدِيدِ

wa thuqqila bil¦ad¢di

and overloaded with iron (shackles);

لاَ يَرَىٰ شَيْئاً مِنْ ضِيَاءِ ٱلدُّنيَا

l¡ yar¡ shay'an min ¤iy¡'i aldduny¡

he cannot see any of the light of the world

وَلاَ مِنْ رَوْحِهَا

wa l¡ min raw¦ih¡

nor any of its rest;

يَنظُرُ إِلَىٰ نَفْسِهِ حَسْرَةً

yan¨uru il¡ nafsih¢ ¦asratan

he looks at himself with grief

لاَ يَسْتَطِيعُ لَهَا ضَرّاًوَ لاَ نَفْعاً

l¡ yasta§¢`u lah¡ ¤arran wa l¡ naf`an

because he cannot make any harm or benefit to himself;

وَانَا خِلْوٌ مِنْ ذٰلِكَ كُلِّهِ

wa an¡ khilwun min dh¡lika kullih¢

but I am free from all that

بِجُودِكَ وَكَرَمِكَ

bij£dika wa karmika

on account of Your magnanimity and generosity.

فَلاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ سُبْحانَكَ

fal¡ il¡ha ill¡ anta sub¦¡naka

So, there is no god save You. All glory be to You;

مِنْ مُقْتَدِرٍ لاَ يُغْلَبُ

min muqtadirin l¡ yughlabu

You are invulnerably Omnipotent

وَذِي انَاةٍ لاَ يَعْجَلُ

wa dh¢ an¡tin l¡ ya`jalu

and prudently Forbearing.

صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

¥alli `al¡ mu¦ammadin wa ¡li mu¦ammadin

Bless Mu¦ammad and the Household of Mu¦ammad

وَٱجْعَلْنِي لَكَ مِنَ ٱلعَابِدِينَ

waj`aln¢ laka mina al`¡bid¢na

and include me with the worshippers of You,

وَلِنَعْمَائِكَ مِنَ ٱلشَّاكِرِينَ

wa lina`m¡'ika mina alshsh¡kir¢na

those who are thankful for Your bounties,

وَلآِلاَئِكَ مِنَ ٱلذَّاكِرِينَ

wa li-¡l¡'ika mina aldhdh¡kir¢na

and those who permanently mention Your graces;

وَٱرْحَمْنِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ

war¦amn¢ bira¦matika

and have mercy upon me, by Your mercy,

يَا ارْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ

y¡ ar¦ama alrr¡¦im¢na

O most Merciful of all those who show mercy.

إِلٰهِي وَمَوْلايَ وَسَيِّدِي

il¡h¢ wa mawl¡ya wa sayyid¢

My God, Lord, and Master;

وَكَمْ مِنْ عَبْدٍ امْسَىٰ وَاصْبَحَ

wa kam min `abdin ams¡ wa a¥ba¦a

many a servant [of You] in eves and morns

وَقَدِ ٱشْتَاقَ إِلَىٰ ٱلدُّنْيَا بِٱلرَّغْبَةِ فِيهَا

wa qad isht¡qa il¡ aldduny¡ bilrraghbati f¢h¡

has desirously longed for the worldly pleasures

إِلَىٰ انْ خَاطَرَ بِنَفْسِهِ وَمَاِلهِ

il¡ an kh¡§ara binafsih¢ wa m¡lih¢

that he risked himself and his property

حِرْصاً مِنْهُ عَلَيْهَا

¦ir¥an minhu `alayh¡

out of his greediness of them (i.e. these pleasures).

قَدْ رَكِبَ ٱلْفُلْكَ وَكُسِرَتْ بِهِ

qad rakiba alfulka wa kusirat bih¢

He thus embarked on a ship, which was then broken;

وَهُوَ فِي آفَاقِ ٱلْبِحَارِ وَظُلَمِهَا

wa huwa f¢ ¡f¡qi albi¦¡ri wa ¨ulamih¡

so, he is in the horizons and murk of oceans;

يَنظُرُ إِلَىٰ نَفْسِهِ حَسْرَةً

yan¨uru il¡ nafsif¢ ¦asratan

he looks at himself with grief

لاَ يَقْدِرُ لَهَا عَلَىٰ ضَرٍّ وَلاَ نَفْعٍ

l¡ yaqdiru lah¡ `al¡ ¤urrin wa l¡ naf`in

because he cannot make any harm or benefit to himself;

وَانَا خِلْوٌ مِنْ ذٰلِكَ  كُلِّهِ

wa an¡ khilwun min dh¡lika kullih¢

but I am free from all that

بِجُودِكَ وَكَرَمِكَ

bij£dika wa karamika

on account of Your magnanimity and generosity.

فَلاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ سُبْحانَكَ

fal¡ il¡ha ill¡ anta sub¦¡naka

So, there is no god save You. All glory be to You;

مِنْ مُقْتَدِرٍ لاَ يُغْلَبُ

min muqtadirin l¡ yughlabu

You are invulnerably Omnipotent

وَذِي انَاةٍ لاَ يَعْجَلُ

wa dh¢ an¡tin l¡ ya`jalu

and prudently Forbearing.

صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

¥alli `al¡ mu¦ammadin wa ¡li mu¦ammadin

Bless Mu¦ammad and the Household of Mu¦ammad

وَٱجْعَلْنِي لَكَ مِنَ ٱلعَابِدِينَ

waj`aln¢ laka mina al`¡bid¢na

and include me with the worshippers of You,

وَلِنَعْمَائِكَ مِنَ ٱلشَّاكِرِينَ

wa lina`m¡'ika mina alshsh¡kir¢na

those who are thankful for Your bounties,

وَلآِلاَئِكَ مِنَ ٱلذَّاكِرِينَ

wa li-¡l¡'ika mina aldhdh¡kir¢na

and those who permanently mention Your graces;

وَٱرْحَمْنِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ

war¦amn¢ bira¦matika

and have mercy upon me, by Your mercy,

يَا ارْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ

y¡ ar¦ama alrr¡¦im¢na

O most Merciful of all those who show mercy.

إِلٰهِي وَمَوْلايَ وسَيِّدِي

il¡h¢ wa mawl¡ya wa sayyid¢

My God, Lord, and Master,

وَكَمْ مِنْ عَبْدٍ امْسَىٰ وَاصْبَحَ

wa kam min `abdin ams¡ wa a¥ba¦a

many a servant [of You] is in eves and morns

قَدِ ٱسْتَمَرَّ عَلَيْهِ ٱلْقَضَاءُ

qad istamarra `alayhi alqa¤¡'u

permanently suffering under the vicissitudes of time

وَاحْدَقَ بِهِ ٱلْبَلاَءُ

wa a¦daqa bih¢ albal¡'u

and is surrounded by hardships,

وَٱلْكُفَّارُ وَٱلاعْدَاءُ

walkuff¡ru wal-a`d¡'u

unbelievers, and enemies;

وَاخَذَتْهُ ٱلرِّمَاحُ وَٱلسُّيُوفُ وَٱلسِّهَامُ

wa akhadhat-hu alrrim¡¦u walssuy£fu walssih¡mu

and is taken up by spears, swords, and arrows;

وَجُدِّلَ صَرِيعاً

wa juddila ¥ar¢`an

and he was then knocked down and thrown to the ground.

وَقَدْ شَرِبَتِ ٱلارْضُ مِنْ دَمِهِ

wa qad sharibat al-ar¤u min damih¢

The soil swallowed his blood

وَاكَلَتِ ٱلسِّبَاعُ وَٱلطَّيْرُ مِنْ لَحْمِهِ

wa akalat alssib¡`u wal§§ayru min la¦mih¢

and beasts and birds munched his flesh.

وَانَا خِلْوٌ مِنْ ذٰلِكَ  كُلِّهِ

wa an¡ khilwun min dh¡lika kullih¢

But I am free from all that

بِجُودِكَ وَكَرَمِكَ

bij£dika wa karamika

on account of Your magnanimity and generosity

لاَ بِٱسْتِحْقَاقٍ منِي

l¡ bisti¦q¡qin minn¢

although I do not deserve it.

يَا لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ انْتَ سُبْحانَكَ

y¡ il¡ha ill¡ anta sub¦¡naka

O He save Whom there is no god. All glory be to You;

مِنْ مُقْتَدِرٍ لاَ يُغْلَبُ

min muqtadirin l¡ yughlabu

You are invulnerably Omnipotent

وَذِي انَاةٍ لاَ يَعْجَلُ

wa dh¢ an¡tin l¡ ya`jalu

and prudently Forbearing.

صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

¥alli `al¡ mu¦ammadin wa ¡li mu¦ammadin

Bless Mu¦ammad and the Household of Mu¦ammad

وَٱجْعَلْنِي لِنَعْمَائِكَ مِنَ ٱلشَّاكِرِينَ

waj`aln¢ lina`m¡'ika mina alshsh¡kir¢na

and include me with those who are thankful for Your bounties

وَلآِلاَئِكَ مِنَ ٱلذَّاكِرِينَ

wa li-¡l¡'ika mina aldhdh¡kir¢na

and those who permanently mention Your graces;

وَٱرْحَمْنِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ

war¦amn¢ bira¦matika

and have mercy upon me, by Your mercy,

يَا ارْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ

y¡ ar¦ama alrr¡¦im¢na

O most Merciful of all those who show mercy;

وَعِزَّتِكَ يَا كَرِيمُ

wa `izzatika y¡ kar¢mu

and by Your might; O All-generous.

َلاطْلُبَنَّ مِمَّا لَديْكَ

la'a§lubanna mimm¡ ladayka

I will insistently ask for that which is with You,

وََلالِحَّنَّ عَلَيْكَ

wa la'uli¦¦anna `alayka

persist on You,

وََلامُدَّنَّ يَدِيَ نَحْوَكَ

wa la'amuddanna yad¢ na¦waka

and extend my hand towards You,

مَعَ جُرْمِهَا إِلَيْكَ

ma`a jurmih¡ ilayka

although it has committed offenses against You.

يَا رَبِّ فَبِمَنْ اعُوذُ

y¡ rabbi fabiman a`£dhu

O my Lord, whose protection should I seek

وَبِمَنْ الُوذُ

wa biman al£dhu

and whose refuge should I take?

لاَ احَدَ لِي إِلاَّ انتَ

l¡ a¦ada l¢ ill¡ anta

None can stand for me save You.

افَتَرُدَّنِي وَانتَ مُعَوَّلِي

Afataruddan¢ wa anta mu`awwal¢

Will You reject me while You are my one and only confidence

وَعَلَيْكَ مُتَّكَلِي

wa `alayka muttakal¢

and upon You alone do I rely?

اسْالُكَ بِٱسْمِكَ ٱلَّذِي وَضَعْتَهُ عَلىٰ ٱلسَّمَاءِ فَٱسْتَقَلَّتْ

as'aluka bismika alladh¢ wa¤a`tah£ `al¡ alssam¡'i fastaqallat

I thus beseech You in the name of Your Name that when You put it on the heavens, they raised,

وَعَلَىٰ ٱلارْضِ فَٱسْتَقَرَّتْ

wa `al¡ al-ar¤i fastaqarrat

when You put it on the earth, it settled down,

وَعَلَىٰ ٱلْجِبَاِل فَرَسَتْ

wa `al¡ aljib¡li farasat

when You put it on the mountains, they became firm,

وَعَلَىٰ ٱللَّيْلِ فَاظْلَمَ

wa `al¡ allayli fa-a¨lama

when You put it on the night, it darkled,

وَعَلَىٰ ٱلنَّهَارِ فَٱسْتَنَارَ

wa `al¡ alnnah¡ri fastan¡ra

and when You put it on the daylight, it lit up,

ان تُصَلِّيَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

an tu¥alliya `al¡ mu¦ammadin wa ¡li mu¦ammadin

[I beseech You] to bless Mu¦ammad and the Household of Mu¦ammad,

وَان تَقْضِيَ لِي حَوَائِجِي كُلَّهَا

wa an taq¤iya l¢ ¦aw¡'ij¢ kullah¡

satisfy all my wants,

وَتَغْفِرَ لِي ذُنُوبِي كُلَّهَا

wa taghfira l¢ dhun£b¢ kullah¡

forgive all my sins,

صَغِيرَهَا وَكَبِيرَهَا

¥agh¢rah¡ wa kab¢rah¡

the trivial and the significant,

وَتُوَسِّعَ عَلَيَّ مِنَ ٱلرِّزْقِ

wa tuwassi`a `alayya mina alrrizqi

and expand my sustenance

مَا تُبَلِّغُنِي بِهِ شَرَفَ ٱلدُّنيَا وَٱلآخِرَةِ

m¡ tuballighun¢ bih¢ sharafa aldduny¡ wal-¡khirati

to the scope that I can attain the honor of this world and the Hereafter.

يَا ارْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ

y¡ ar¦ama alrr¡¦im¢na

O most Merciful of all those who show mercy!

مَوْلايَ بِكَ ٱسْتَعَنتُ

mawl¡ya bika ista`antu

My Master, Your help do I seek;

فَصَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَاعنِي

fa¥alli `al¡ mu¦ammadin wa ¡li mu¦ammadin wa a`inn¢

so, bless Mu¦ammad and the Household of Mu¦ammad and help me!

وَبِكَ ٱسْتَجَرْتُ فَاجِرْنِي

wa bika istajartu fa-ajirn¢

Your protection do I seek; so, (please) protect me.

وَاغْننِي بِطَاعَتِكَ عَنْ طَاعَةِ عِبَادِكَ

wa ighnin¢ bi§¡`atika `an §¡`ati `ib¡dika

Through my obedience to You, (please) suffice me from obedience to Your servants.

وَبِمَسْالَتِكَ عَنْ مَسْالَةِ خَلْقِكَ

wa bimas'alatika `an mas'alati khalqika

Through my entreaty to You; (please) suffice me from beseeching Your creatures.

وَٱنقُلْنِي مِنْ ذُلِّ ٱلْفَقْرِ إِلَىٰ عِزِّ ٱلْغِنَىٰ

wanquln¢ min dhulli alfaqri il¡ `izzi alghin¡

Transfer me from the humiliation of poverty to the honor of richness

وَمِن ذُلِّ ٱلْمَعَاصِي إِلَىٰ عِزِّ ٱلطَّاعَةِ

wa min dhulli alma`¡¥¢ il¡ `izzi al§§¡`ati

and from the humiliation of acts of disobedience to You to the honor of obedience to You.

فَقَدْ فَضَّلْتَنِي عَلَىٰ كَثِيرٍ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ

faqad fa¤¤altan¢ `al¡ kath¢rin min khalqika

You have really given me preference over many of Your creatures

جُوداً مِنكَ وَكَرَماً

j£dan minka wa karaman

out of Your magnanimity and generosity,

لاَ بِٱسْتِحْقَاقٍ منِي

l¡ bisti¦q¡qin minn¢

although I do not deserve it.

إِلٰهِي فَلَكَ ٱلْحَمْدُ عَلَىٰ ذَلَك كُلِّهِ

il¡h¢ falaka al¦amdu `al¡ dh¡lika kullih¢

My God, all praise be to You for all that.

صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

¥alli `al¡ mu¦ammadin wa ¡li mu¦ammadin

(Please) send blessings to Mu¦ammad and the Household of Mu¦ammad

وَٱجْعَلْنِي لِنَعْمَائِكَ مِنَ ٱلشَّاكِرِينَ

waj`aln¢ lina`m¡'ika mina alshsh¡kir¢na

and include me with those who are thankful for Your bounties

وَلآِلاَئِكَ مِنَ ٱلذَّاكِرِينَ

wa li-¡l¡'ika mina aldhdh¡kir¢na

and those who permanently mention Your graces.

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sajada wajhiya aldhdhal¢lu

My lowly face is humbly prostrating

لِوَجْهِكَ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْجَلِيلِ

liwajhika al`az¢zi aljal¢li

before Your All-majestic and Almighty Face.

سَجَدَ وَجْهِيَ ٱلْبَاِلي ٱلْفَانِي

sajada wajhiya alb¡l¢ alf¡n¢

My rotten, mortal face is prostrating

لِوَجْهِكَ ٱلدَّائِمِ ٱلْبَاقِي

liwajhika aldd¡'imi alb¡q¢

before Your Everlasting, Eternal Face.

سَجَدَ وَجْهِيَ ٱلْفَقِيرُ

sajada wajhiya alfaq¢ru

My poor face is prostrating

لِوَجْهِكَ ٱلْغَنِيِّ ٱلْكَبِيرِ

liwajhika alghaniyyi alkab¢ri

before Your All-dependent and All-great Face.

سَجَدَ وَجْهِي وَسَمْعِي وَبَصَرِي

sajada wajh¢ wa sam`¢ wa ba¥ar¢

Prostrating are my face, my hearing, my sight,

وَلَحْمِي وَدَمِي وَجِلْدِي

wa la¦m¢ wa dam¢ wa jild¢

my flesh, my blood, my skin,

وَعَظْمِي وَمَا اقَلَّتِ ٱلارْضُ منِي

wa `a¨m¢ wa m¡ aqallat al-ar¤u minn¢

my bones, and whatever part of me that is carried by the earth

لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ

lill¡hi rabbi al`¡lam¢na

before Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.

اللَّهُمَّ عُدْ عَلَىٰ جَهْلِي بِحِلْمِكَ

all¡humma `ud `al¡ jahl¢ bi¦ilmika

O Allah, return upon my ignorance with Your indulgence,

وَعَلَىٰ فَقْرِي بِغِنَاكَ

wa `al¡ faqr¢ bighin¡ka

upon my neediness with Your self-sufficiency,

وَعَلَىٰ ذُلِّي بِعِزِّكَ وَسُلْطَانِكَ

wa `al¡ dhull¢ bi`izzika wa sul§¡nika

upon my humiliation with Your Almightiness and Authority,

وَعَلَىٰ ضَعْفِي بِقُوَّتِكَ

wa `al¡ ¤a`f¢ biquwwatika

upon my powerlessness with Your omnipotence,

وَعَلَىٰ خَوْفِي بِامْنِكَ

wa `al¡ khawf¢ bi-amnika

upon my fearfulness with Your security,

وَعَلَىٰ ذُنُوبِي وَخَطَايَايَ بِعَفْوِكَ وَرَحْمَتِكَ

wa `al¡ dhun£b¢ wa kha§¡y¡ya bi`afwika wa ra¦matika

and upon my sins and offenses with Your pardon and mercy.

يَا رَحْمٰنُ يَا رَحِيمُ

y¡ ra¦m¡nu y¡ ra¦¢mu

O All-beneficent! O All-merciful!

اللَّهُمَّ إنِي ادْرَا بِكَ فِي نَحْرِ…

all¡humma inn¢ adra'u bika f¢ na¦ri…

O Allah, I seek You to protect me against…

وَاعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهِ

wa a`£dhu bika min sharrih¢

I seek Your protection against his evils;

فَٱكْفنِيهِ بِمَا كَفَيْتَ بِهِ انْبِيَاءَكَ

fakfin¢hi bim¡ kafayta bih¢ anbiy¡'aka

so, (please) save me from him just as You have saved Your Prophets,

وَاوْلِيَاءَكَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ

wa awliy¡'aka min khalqika

Your intimate servants among Your creatures,

وَصَاِلحِ عِبَادِكَ

wa ¥¡li¦¢ `ib¡dika

and Your righteous servants

مِن فَرَاعِنَةِ خَلْقِكَ

min far¡`inati khalqika

against the tyrants amongst Your creatures,

وَطُغَاةِ عُدَاتِكَ

wa §ughati `ud¡tika

and the oppressors amongst Your enemies

وَشَرِّ جَمِيعِ خَلْقِكَ

wa sharri jam¢`i khalqika

and against the evil of all Your creatures.

بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا ارْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ

bira¦matika y¡ ar¦ama alrr¡¦im¢na

[I ask You] in the name of Your mercy; O most Merciful of all those who show mercy!

إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

innaka `al¡ kulli shay'in qad¢run

Verily, You have power over all things.

وَحَسْبُنَا ٱللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ ٱلْوَكِيلُ

wa ¦asbun¡ all¡hu wa ni`ma alwak¢lu

Sufficient unto us is Allah; He is the best protector.